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What Would Your Hogwarts Pet Be?

Ian Fortey

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About This Quiz

Just imagine the stress of being a student at Hogwarts. You have to leave your family behind to go to a school where right outside there's a tree that just might beat you to a pulp. The woods are full of monsters, the paintings all watch you and there are ghosts in the bathrooms. Not to mention the giant snakes, giant dogs and giant everything else that might kill or maim you. The staff mostly seem like nice people, but this school is dangerous. You really need someone to comfort you and make you feel safe. And since it's going to take some time to make friends if you're new, it's good to have a pet right off the bat.

Pets and Hogwarts go together like Polyjuice Potion and sneaky plans. From Hedwig the owl to Trevor the toad to Scabbers the rat, there are plenty of pets to go around, even if they aren't all the cuddly sort that can snuggle with you at night. if you plan to spend any time at Hogwarts, you need to have your pet picked out and ready to go. Lucky for you, there's no need to bust out the wand and try a spell to figure this one out. Just take the quiz and see what pet is right for you!

What class would you most look forward to taking while you're at Hogwarts?

Flying

Potions

Defense Against the Dark Arts

Transfiguration

Which student from Hogwarts would you most want to befriend?

Harry, of course!

Hermione

Neville Longbottom

Ron

Which house are you hoping to get sorted into at Hogwarts?

Gryffindor!

I dig Ravenclaw.

I could be a Slytherin.

Hufflepuff me!

Have you given any thought to what you want your Patronus to be?

Stag

Otter

Phoenix

Hare

We're playing Quidditch! Pick your position!

Seeker

Chaser

Keeper

Beater

Which professor from Hogwarts do you think could teach you the most?

Dumbledore

McGonagall

Snape

Flitwick

What do you think you'd use your magical powers for most often?

Protecting people

Solving problems in the world

Getting things I want

Making my life easier

Are you the kind of person who will drop everything if a friend calls and needs you right away?

I'll do my best to help.

Definitely!

If I'm free, sure

I guess it depends on what they need.

Which of these spells would you most likely use?

Expecto Patronum!

Alohomora!

Wingardium Leviosa!

Riddikulus!

There are all kinds of fantastic beasts in the Potterverse. Which one is your favorite?

Basilisk

Thestral

Phoenix

Thunderbird

You need the right wand to be a powerful wizard. What's at the core of yours?

Thestral hair

Veela hair

Dragon heartstring

Phoenix feather

Which of the Unforgivable Curses do you think is the worst?

The Killing Curse

The Cruciatus Curse

The Imperius Curse

They're all pretty awful.

What would you say is your most useful skill in life right now?

I'm good with my hands.

I'm very smart.

I'm very creative.

I can talk my way out of anything.

Hogwarts is essentially a high school. Which non-magical high-school movie do you like the most?

"The Breakfast Club"

"Scream"

"Dazed and Confused"

"Superbad"

Are you really close with your family or not so much?

I don't have much family.

I guess we're like any family.

We're not that close.

We're super tight!

Obviously, Voldemort was bad news, but which other villain really got under your skin?

Draco Malfoy

Dolores Umbridge

Barty Crouch, Jr.

Bellatrix Lestrange

Which of the non-human beings from the Potterverse are most interesting to you?

House-elves

Goblins

Centaurs

Giants

What would you be doing all the time if you had magical powers?

Flying

Teleporting

Traveling through time

Being invisible

If you have a little extra cash, maybe you could go shopping in Diagon Alley. Where would you want to visit most?

Eeylops Owl Emporium

The Leaky Cauldron

Slug and Jiggers Apothecary

Gringotts

If you got a job at the Ministry of Magic, which department do you think you'd end up working in?

Department of Magical Law Enforcement

Auror Office

Wizengamot

Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures

Harry has a lot of help from friends along the way. Aside from the main group, who would you most like to be friends with?

Dumbledore

Sirius Black

Hagrid

The Weasleys

Do you think there's such a thing as magic in real life?

Of course not

No, just things people don't understand, so they call it magic.

I guess anything's possible.

I have no idea.

What's your favorite fantasy series aside from Harry Potter?

"The Lord of the Rings"

Does "The Hunger Games" count?

"The Chronicles of Narnia"

"A Song of Ice and Fire" (Game of Thrones)

What one fantastic beast do you wish existed in the real world?

Thunderbird

Unicorn

Bowtruckle

Billywig

Would you ever use your magical skills for personal gain?

Not at anyone else's expense

Never!

Maybe small things

Of course!

Since the portraits at Hogwarts are able to talk to people and store the memories of their subjects, is a portrait alive and deserving of rights?

Whoa!

They should be protected, if nothing else.

I'm not sure. Can they form new thoughts and ideas?

I think they're more like interactive journals.

A parselmouth can talk to snakes. What other animal would you like to be able to speak to in real life?

I'd like to chat up some birds.

My cat

I'd like to be able to tell bugs to go away.

Dogs

Hogwarts has more than its fair share of spirits roaming the halls. Which one would you want to get to know better?

Nearly-Headless Nick

Moaning Myrtle

The Grey Lady

The Fat Friar

Which magical creature sidekick would you want to have on your side during a fight?

Dobby the house-elf

Kreacher the house-elf

Nagini

Fawkes the phoenix

The Defense Against the Dark Arts teachers never stick around for very long. Which one was the best?

Remus Lupin

Snape

Gilderoy Lockhart

Mad-Eye Moody

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